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Senior Consultant — Medical Oncology

Dr. Kavi Sankar Karuppan Venkatachalam

Oncology

MBBS, MD (Radiation Oncology), DM (Medical Oncology)
Consults in English & Tamil & Kannada
Consultation by appointment
10+
Years of clinical experience
Government Stanley Medical College
Undergrad
DM
Super-specialty trained
3
Languages spoken
About

Senior Consultant — Medical Oncology

Dr. Kavi Sankar Karuppan Venkatachalam is a Senior Consultant in Medical Oncology at Revathi Medical Center. He completed his MBBS at Government Stanley Medical College, MD Radiation Oncology at Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, and DM Medical Oncology at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore. His interests span head and neck, gynaec, breast, uro, neuro and lung oncology, sarcomas, cancer genetics, clinical research and trials.

Areas of Expertise

What Kavi Sankar Karuppan Venkatachalam treats

Head and Neck oncology

Gynaec-oncology

Breast oncology

Uro-oncology

Neuro-oncology

Lung cancer

Sarcomas

Genetics in cancer

Clinical research and clinical trials

Medical statistics

Palliative care

Procedures & Treatments

Procedures performed

  • Chemotherapy
  • Targeted therapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Hormonal therapy
  • Molecular diagnostics and treatment
  • Personalised precision cancer therapy
  • Cancer screening and prevention
  • Cancer vaccine
  • Supportive and palliative oncology care
Education & Training

Credentials & residency

MBBS

Government Stanley Medical College, Chennai (Aug 2009 – Mar 2015)

MD Radiation Oncology

Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai (May 2016 – May 2019)

DM Medical Oncology

Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore (Dec 2020 – Dec 2023)

Junior Resident, Radiation Oncology

Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar (May 2016 – May 2019)

Lecturer, Radiation Oncology

Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar (Jul 2019 – Jun 2020)

Consultant Radiation Oncologist

Puducherry Cancer Trust Hospital & Research Centre (Jul–Nov 2020)

Senior Resident, Medical Oncology

Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore (Dec 2020 – Dec 2023)

Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology

PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore (Feb 2024 – Feb 2026)

Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology

Erode Cancer Centre / Indian Cancer Centre, Tiruppur (Mar 2026 – Present)

Tamil Nadu Medical Council Reg. No. 111015; Karnataka Medical Council Reg. No. 159236

Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology

Revathi Medical Center, Tiruppur (Present)

Certifications

Certifications

Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care — Indian Association of Palliative Care (January 2019) 4th AROI – ESTRO GYN Teaching Course — Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (March 2020) European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Examination — Chennai, India (January 2025) PMH-Pfizer India Lung Cancer Preceptorship Program — Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Online (March 2025)
Awards & Recognitions

Distinctions

Best Outgoing Student Award with Gold Medal MD Radiation Oncology, 2019 — Dr. V. Shantha Memorial Oration, March 2023
PSG PRIME intramural grant 2025 PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore
2nd prize — best oral presentation YROC 2020, KMCH Coimbatore
Prof. Dr. Shastri award — best paper presentation TN & PY AROICON 2017, Trichy
Academic & Research

Publications

Gefitinib along with methotrexate as palliative metronomic chemotherapy in advanced/metastatic HNSCC — IJSR, Sep 2023
Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Experience at a tertiary cancer centre in South India — IJSR, Sep 2023
Multiple scientific presentations at AROICON / YROC conferences (2016–2020)